Rail-joint.



No. 898,412. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908 H. MARKUSSEN.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, i901.

onrren srerss rsrssr HENRY MARKUSSEN, OF

rmnimeron, NEW mess ASSIGNQR or ONE-HALF To PEIER :RATTI, or FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

RAIL-mini.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept, 8, 190".

Application filed August 27, 1am. Serial No. 390,32-il.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MARKUssEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flemington, in the county of Hunterdon and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful ReiLJoint', of which the following isaspecificstion. I s

This invention relates to e'rail joint for uniting the ends of two rails, and, with this ohjectin View, of'producing a comparatively inexpensive and simple connection or rail joint for the meeting ends of railroad rails, and one which'will firmly unite the two rail ends without the use of fish plates and with a minimum number of bolts.

With. these and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinefter described and definitel claimed.

in the accompanying drewing:Figure 1 is a. perspective View of the improved rail joint as viewed from one side. Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation of the rail ends sene- Ieted, and seen from the side opposite that illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the center of the rail joint on a. line with its fastening bolt. Fig. i is e per-- spective View of one of the filhng p ates.

Jorrespending parts in the several figures are indicated throughout by similer char ecters of reference.

The rails 1 end 2 are similar in all respects, each having anend 3 of one shape and a dif ierently formed interlocking opposite end 4:.

J The heads 5 and 650i the rails, when the latter are united, produce a substantially continuous tread surface 7 The end 8 IS in all 1-.-

. spects similar to the end of an ordinary rail,

except that a suitable length of the heed 5 has been removed, end that a single horizontally disposed elongated hole 8 is made through the web 9 about midway its height and between its end and the end of the head 5. The end of the head 5 is cut at a right angle to the rail, but it may be diagonally disposed, if desired; The end 45 has its Web.

10 thickened. about the width of the rail head to permit a slot 11, as long as, but wider than the end of the Web 9, to be formed therein, Within "which slot the Web 9 of the adjoining rail loosely fits. The thickened end is redu'cedin sizejust back of the slot 11, joining the Web 10. The bottom flange of the end 4 is out ewe; as far back as the rear wall. of the slot 13 (see Fig. 3). The width. of the slot 11 is a little greater than the thickened 'end of the webs of the rails, so that s, filling plate 17 of suitable thickness may be placed on each side of the web 9 to fill theslot 11. The sides 12 and 13 of the thickened here a round hole 14: bored through each of them. which holes eline with the "elongated 8 in the Web 9 of the other rail openings 18 in the plates 17 when t rails are assembled. The end the i cut at the same angle as the head oi" M26 mil 1, so that aclose joint will result. 1' laying rails of thisty-pe, they are ieced so it'the end 3 of one mil will he adjacent the end at of the next rail, and so on. The Web ll of one rail is then ushed into the slot 11 the other rail until the end 3 is seated egeinst'the end 4 and their heads are in contact. A fill-- ing plate 17 is then placed in the slot 11 on through the holes i l and slots end 18 ans secured by a. not 16, thus completing the connection.

By means of the filling la s feces of the rail heads at the 1-.

each side of the web 5 and a single bolt out I ii.- tne a new I A z 1 tion with on old Worn reil, or Wider head. This is eccomn. a filling plate (or on i ting it, theinner face of the Web 5 end of ness that When the rails brought together the inner faces of the heads are in line- A plate, or plates, of Sliilllfiilt thickness 153 t slipped in the slot 1 on the outside of the Web 5 to make firm fit, after which the bolt 15 is inserted and fastened.

It is to be observed that removing length of the head from one rail end en equin elent len th of the bottom flange from the u other, it follows that when the two ends are mit expansion and contraction of the rails as usual.

tie difiiculty, be joined to ordinary rails. All that is necessary is to out off squarely as much of either end of the rail as is included in the joint and then drill through the web as many holes as are necessary for the fastening bolts of the fish plates.

What is claimed is I 1. In a rail joint, the combination of two rails one of which has'its head the web for a suitable distance back from the rail end leaving the web intact and with ap proximately parallel sides, the removed portions being substantially quadrangular in longitudinal section, the other rail having its base Ilange removed for a like distance its web thickened and a central slot cut therein to slip over the web of the first mentioned rail in either an endwise direction or from above, and a bolt extending through the interlocking webs to join the rails. 1

2. In a rail joint, the combination of two rails one of which has its head cut away from the web for a suitable distance back from the rail end leaving the web intact and with an elongated bolt opening therethrough and approximately parallel sides, the removed portions being substantially quadrangular in longitudinal section, the other rail having its base flange removed from its web for a discut away from' tance equal to the length of head cut awayfrom the first mentioned rail, said latter web thickened to the width of the rail head and slotted longitudinally to slip over the web of the first mentioned rail in either an endwise direction or from above and a fastening bolt extending transversely through openings in the widened slotted web and through said elongated opening in the other web.

3. In a rail joint, the combination of two rails, one of which has its web and base flange extended beyond the end of the rail, the other rail having its head and thickened web projecting an equal end of the base flange, said thickened web having a longitudinal central slot made theredistance in advance of the in and open at the bottom to fit over the web of the other rail said slot being wider than the inserted rails, means adapted to be placed within said slot foralining the rails, anda fastening bolt extending through openings in the two webs and saidalining means.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY MARKUSSEN.

WVitnesses:

JAMES A. KLINE, JOHN L. CONNET. 

